Articles by Brian Frydenborg Published by External Outlets
Newsweek
DONALD TRUMP'S RUSSIA TIES: HOW IS PAUL MANAFORT’S WORK IN UKRAINE CONNECTED?- 11/8/17
The Jerusalem Post
The war in Ukraine is embarrassing for Israelis and Palestinians- Nov 1, 2022
Starting a conversation- Oct 20, 2016
Encountering dehumanization- Jan 6, 2016
The London School of Economics and Politics (LSE) Middle East Centre
Trump and Netanyahu: Tainted Love Furthers Self-Destructive Tribalism- February 22, 2019
The Modern War Institute (MWI) at West Point (U.S. Military Academy)/Real Clear Defense & History
The Urgent Lessons of World War I- December 12, 2018; featured on Real Clear Defense December 14 and Real Clear History December 17
The Final Season of Game of Thrones was Full of Strategic and Tactical Stupidity, Just Like Real Wars Usually Are- September 24, 2019
Small Wars Journal/Real Clear Defense/NATO
Impotent Missile Strikes Can’t Reverse Russia’s Losing as Beginning of the End of the War Unfolds- 10/12/2022
Putin’s Ukraine War Had Doomed Him; Mobilization Only Weakens Him More- 10/02/2022
Ukraine Writes the Textbook on Twenty-First Century Warfare, Conducts Masterclass- 09/12/2022 and featured by Real Clear Defense
Russia’s Limits Meet Ukraine’s Discretion to Slow the War Down to Ukraine’s Advantage- 08/25/2022
Why Ukraine Will Defeat Russia and How, from Kherson to Crimea, from Zaporizhzhia to the Donbas- 08/04/2022
Helping Ukraine Not “Provoking” Russia But a Proper Response to Years of Global Russian Aggression- 07/24/2022
Why and How Russian-Occupied Crimea Can Fall to Ukraine- 04/26/2022 and featured by SOF News
Why Russia’s Navy in Ukraine War is Doomed (or Irrelevant)- 04/13/2022 featured by Real Clear Defense and SOF News
The Beginning of the End of Putin? Why the Russian Army May (and Should) Revolt- 03/08/2022; featured by Real Clear Defense and quoted by the National Endowment for Democracy's Democracy Digest and SOF News
The Utter Banality of Putin’s Kabuki Campaign in Ukraine- 02/21/2022; quoted by SOF News
NATO Is in a Cyberwar with Russia and Must Expand Article 5 to Include Cyberwarfare or Risk Losing and Diminishment- 09/24/2021; cited by NATO and featured by Real Clear Defense
Trumpism and Tribalism Run Amok in the Middle East- 11/07/2018
On Arabs and Conspiracy Theories- 08/31/2018
Immigration, Diversity, Inclusion: Strategic National Security Assets From Antiquity Through Today- 04/15/2018
The Jerusalem Report
The history animating the Trump Capitol insurrection- Jan 13, 2021
Americans and Israelis, living by division, need hope- Nov 15, 2020
The Times of Israel
Wading into Israel/Palestine Quicksand, Biden Offers Diplomacy 101 Class for All- May 31, 2021
Death, Stupidity; Rinse, Repeat- May 31, 2021
Venture Magazine
Relief and Development: Ending the Zero-Sum Myth- Aug 5, 2018
The Jordan Times
Ideal governance in 'the rule of law, and not of men' | Jordan Times- Jun 24, 2017
CGS Inc.
The Great AI Disruption in the Workplace: What to Expect and How to Prepare for It -October 10, 2019
The Slovenia Times
Two Slovenians Lead Charge for Voting Rights for Persons with Disabilities Throughout Europe- July 31, 2020
Winter Is Coming
Yes, the final season of Game of Thrones was a chaotic mess, and it was glorious- Oct 6, 2019
Hidden Remote
Can Tel Aviv on Fire bring hope to Israeli-Palestinian conflict when all else has failed- Aug 1, 2019
Holy Air’s dark humor may be a beacon for understanding in Middle East- Jul 31, 2019
MSN/Al Bawaba
Bibi Isn’t Done Yet: Think a Third Israeli Election Won’t Be the Result of the Second? Think again!- Sept 26, 2019
Nadia Murad's Nobel Pain Must Become Inspiration for the Middle East- Oct 9, 2018 Al Bawaba
Opinion: America's Downfall and Russian Resurgence- Jul 22, 2018 Al Bawaba; republished in syndication by MSN
An Israeli, a Syrian, and an American Walk into Hashem's in Downtown Amman- Jul 8, 2018 Al Bawaba
In Yemen, Arabs Prefer to Look Away Rather Than Take Responsibility- Jul 2, 2018 Al Bawaba
Opinion: Following Protests, Jordanians Can Hold Heads High- Jun 20, 2018 Al Bawaba; republished by The Muslim Times
War Is Boring
Author Page (partial)
Donald Trump Would Be Right to Strike Syria - April 11, 2018
How Syria Fits Into the Trump-Russia Scandal- March 29, 2018
Only Security Can Buy Time for Oil-Exporters to Evolve- March 27, 2018
Follow the Russian Natural Gas- February 14, 2018
Trump’s Real Estate Deals Took Money From Russian Crooks- April 4, 2017
Trump Aides and Russian Mobsters Pulled Strings in Putin’s Massive Ukraine Gas Scheme- March 30, 2017
The Clock Is Ticking on the Post-World War II Liberal International Order- Mar 6, 2017
The Origins of American Democratic Fascism- Mar 5, 2017
A Brief History of the First Russo-American Cyberwar- Dec 16, 2016
Dork Side of the Force
Revisiting the time Ahsoka Tano faced off against Boba Fett — and won- Nov 26, 2020
Star Wars: Numbers show Clone Wars dominated 2020, reached huge audience- July 9, 2020
The final arc of The Clone Wars is Star Wars at its best- May 4, 2020
The Exciting Possibilities of Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian- Dec 28, 2019
Mandalorians and cultural trauma in The Mandalorian- Dec 13, 2019
The Mandalorian (and Baby Yoda) own everything and the numbers prove it- Dec 3, 2019
The Mandalorian nails the gritty/cute combo with Baby Yoda- Dec 1, 2019
Be thankful The Mandalorian has returned master storytelling to Star Wars- Nov 28, 2019
Mandalorians in Star Wars: A brief history to prep you for the series- Nov 19, 2019
Hill Reporter
How Cohen’s and Manafort’s Ukraine Ties Tell the Deeper Story of Trump-Russia and the Mueller Probe- August 1, 2018
Global Risk Insights/Business Insider
Panama Papers: In the Middle East, Mossack Fonseca’s business is lethal- APRIL 11, 2016
U.S. gears up for near-unprecedented Supreme Court fight over Scalia vacancy- FEBRUARY 16, 2016
GRI’s 2015 year in risk review- JANUARY 27, 2016
Top 5 political risks to watch for in 2016- JANUARY 26, 2016
Opinion: Putin’s political calculus in Syria harms Russian interests- DECEMBER 1, 2015
Team Obama’s Low-Risk, High-reward Move in Syria- NOVEMBER 5, 2015; republished by Business Insider
Obama ups the ante in Syria with TOW missiles- OCTOBER 20, 2015
Mic (formerly PolicyMic)
These Maps Debunk Everything the NRA Has Told Us About Guns- Nov. 19, 2013
If the Tea Party and Democrats Don't Learn From History, We'll Fall Like Ancient Rome- Oct. 22, 2013
What Caused the 2013 Government Shutdown? Redistricting- Oct. 17, 2013
We Lost 10 Years to the "War on Terror," It's Time We Admit It- Oct. 11, 2013
Do You Live in a Failing Nation? Check This Brilliant Map- Oct. 10, 2013
Don’t Listen to Republicans, the United Nations is Freaking Awesome- Oct. 9, 2013
The NSA Does Not Care About Your Personal Life. Sorry.- Oct. 5, 2013
In Government Shutdown, Ted Cruz and Tea Party Are Lucky We're Not Living in Ancient Rome- Oct. 3, 2013
Why the UN Syria Chemical Weapons Deal Isn't Nearly As Good As You Think- Sept. 30, 2013
The Historical Odyssey of Somalia’s Al-Shabab Terrorists- Sept. 27, 2013
Will the U.S. Attack Syria? Why It's Time to Help Moderate Rebels, and Get Assad Out- Sept. 24, 2013
'Dexter' Series Finale: A Heartrendingly Real Goodbye- Sept. 23, 2013
Will the U.S. Attack Syria? It Could Save More Lives Than You Think- Sept. 23, 2013
Dexter Finale: What Showtime’s Dexter Morgan Means to Me- Sept. 21, 2013
Syria War News: Inside the Vortex Of Death That Swallows All- Sept. 20, 2013
Breaking News Syria: Why Jordan, Israel, and Turkey Want the U.S. All In- Sept. 19, 2013 [Note: this headline, written by an editor, was very misleading]
Are We Getting Involved in Syria? Here's What to Expect If We Don't- Sept. 18, 2013
For Most Americans, 9/11 Was a Spectacle. For Me, It Was Personal.- Sept. 11, 2013 [Note: this headline, written by an editor, was very misleading]
Obama Syria Plan: Did He Just Get the Russians On Board?- Sept. 10, 2013 [Note: this headline, written by an editor, was very misleading]
Bashar al-Assad Forces 5,000 Syrians to Flee His Country Every Day- Sept. 4, 2013
Why Russia is the Tea Party Of International Politics- Sept. 3, 2013
4 Simple Reasons It is Extremely Unlikely Syrian Rebels Carried Out the Chemical Weapons Attacks- Sept. 2, 2013
Obama and Syria: President's Rose Garden Speech is One of His Best- Sept. 1, 2013
Syria 2013 Isn’t Iraq 2003, and Obama Isn’t Bush- Aug. 31, 2013
IRS Gay Marriage Decision Makes Economic Sense, Too- Aug. 30, 2013
Spice Magazine Online
Pakistan's Frightening Crystal Ball- Dec. 11, 2007
Pakistan’s (Still, and More) Frightening Crystal Ball, Part II- Feb. 10, 2008